Means of securing webbing strips to furniture frames



P. G. BRAUNSCHWEIGER .MEANS OF SECURING WEBBING STRIPS '1'0 FURNITURE FRAMES Filed D60. 23, 1946 INVENTOR PAUL G'. BRAUNSCHWEIGER A UB Y ATTORNEYS Patented Dee. 2s, 1.948 2,457,343

MEANS OF SECURING WEBBING STRIPS TO FURNITURE FRAMES Paul GrB raunschweiger, Troy, Ohio, assignor to v The Troy Sunshade Company, Troy, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application December 23, 1946, Serial No. 717,899

This invention relates to a method of a and means for attaching articles together, and par ticularly relates to such methods and means in connection with heat plasticizable materials.

In the construction of certain articles such as ,5 Figures 7 and 8 show the stepsin the securing chairs, loungesgetc there is often employed a of the webbing to its supporting member; covering or construction material-consisting of Figure 9 i view howing th t -1 after strips,.webs or sheets of fabrics formed of a-heat t has b Secured t t supporting b plasticizable material such as. rayon, nylon and and similar synthetic material. The securing of such 10 Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary i of materials to their support is often attended with th n ti of th webbing m t im nd supdifiiculty in making the connection secure and. in ti g emb I distributing the load over s'ufiicient area to pre- Referring t th d a i g Figure 1 ill t t vent t ar ing of the material. an article of furniture which has a frame H] p r r bject of the present invention thereon consising of members substantially cyis 'pr an impr v means and m d f lindrical in cross-section. The frame is open and u ing such materials to their supporting carries a plurality of strips of overlapping webmembers. bing as at I2.l Each of the strips of webbing 12 Another object of the present inventionis to is preferably prefabricated to the proper length provide a method of, and means for, utiliz g t and is detachably secured to the frame of the heat. ,p ae C racteristics of materials article of furniture by screws, rivets or the like. such fas rayon, nylon and the like in securing By prefabricating the strip and forming inthem to s pp rting member. f. A tegrally therewith supporting members on the .A iurt er obi'eet of t e pffisentinvention is to ends of the strips, the assemblyof the articles of p d a improved h d of d means for furniture is greatly speeded up and both the sec rin synthetic fabric covering material to frame and the webbing strips can be produced the fr w of articles of furniture and the by mass production methods which substantially like. I t reduce the cost of the finished article while in- Still another Object of this inve on is suring that the said article will be of the highest provide; an improved means and'method of atstandard'of uniform quality, t hine r p f w in o s pp r ins m m In Figure 2,:which is a section through the bers, the said Webbing to be used in articles of frame It at one end of the article of furniture, furnitureatid the like. l there is illustratedone means of attaching the These and other objects and advantages will preformed webbin tri t th id frame, e -O mOre pp p reference to the The webbing I2 is passed several times, as shown, following description taken in connection with two, around a supporting member M which is th accompanying drawings in Which? preferably shaped to conform to the configura- Figure l is a perspective view of an article of tion of the frame It]. For reasons of economy, furniture having Webbi attached 513116178110 40 strength and appearance, the frame It is prefercordingto-this invention; I ably made of cylindrical tubing and thusthe Fi r Z is a section indicated .by the line 22 member I4 is arcuately shaped. The member Figur '1 and shows the'attachment of the M and the layers of webbing which pass therewebb fi to the frame of the artic e of furnit re around are pierced as at [6, and the frame I0 tf e end th r has an" aperture [8 in alignment therewith. A

Fi r 'is a ar i Which OW the rivet member 20 extends through the pierced e n t a dto n 0f the Side members of portion l6 and. aperture l8 and the end thereof theJi rame and is indicated by the'line 3-3 on within the frame I0 is spread out as at 22 in Figure 11; a r order to attach the frame 10 and member M to- Ei e 4 t p p i e w i the pp tgether with the webbing strip l2 securely tome. member to which, the webbing is secured th I m it'is t e to the frame of t article InFigure 3 a similar arrangement is shown of furniture; l and similar numerals are employed except that ;..;il e.ur ,-is ap speet ve-vi w s owi t the webbing 12 passes around the frame I0. 111' "solai s. (01. -187) 2 webbing wound around the supporting member and before it is secured thereto;

Figure 6 shows another manner of wrapping a strip or web around a supporting member;

metallic member, punched or pierced as at 1'6 and of substantially'the same width as the webbing I2. Preferably, the member 14 is narrower at its upper edge than its lower for permitting the folding of the fabric webbing. therearound'to improve the appearance and to give a stronger-connection.

In Figure there is shown the webbing material l2 after it has been placed on its'supportin-g member l4 and it will be noted that the corners of the webbing have been folded'down to conceal the clip l4 and also to insure a good bearing of the web on the clip. After the webbing-has been wound around the clip'="member H as shown in Figure 5, the pierced'hole at; is then made as shown in Figures 7 and 8.

The piercing is done by a pointed punch 24 which is heated toa 'temperatureat which the Webbing material l2 will become plastic and which is slightly smaller than the hole l6. For making the'hot punchefiective'it is essential that the webbing material be formed from a-thermo plastic material. Accordingly, rayon, nylon and other synthetic materials which are heat plasticizable may be employed for the webbing material. The webbing material is preferably a woven fabric but it will beapparent that the present invention is not necessarily limited to a woven material but could be practiced in connection with'sheet materiaL'ifi desired.

Returning to Figures! and8, 'the assembly shown in Figure 5 and consisting of the supporting clip member '14 and the webbing l2 wrapped the'rearound, may be placed against a die member 26 and the heated punch 24 is passed throughthe assembly into the position shown in.

FigureB. 'As the punch passes throughthe hole [6 in the clip 14, it softens the 'm'aterialof the webbing l2 andcarriesa portion of thesaid material through the hole. This -m'aterlal is softenedby'thehe'at of the punch '24 and welds with the material on the opposite sideofthe'saidmemher. and at-28 and 30.

After the punch has completely traversed the assembly of webbing and-supporting member, it is withdrawn and the resulting article is as shown in Figure-Q with asmooth surfaced aperture I6 extending therethrough. It will be'apparent that the punch 24 must be heated sufliciently to sof ten the webbing to a weldable condition and to a degree of plasticity which will permit the said material to become slightly fiuid.' Theparticular temperature at which the punch must be carried will vary for different substances and for nylon "webbing, the preferred material becausev of'its high strength andresilie'nce.

In Figure 6 there is shown the manner of placing the webbing arounda straight'clip, this type of support being "employed at the'foot of the article of furniture in Figure 1 so the webbing does'not 'pass around the end-bar of the frame an'dis thusprotectedfrom undue wear.

It will'be seen that this invention provides for a ready methodand means for securing supporting members to the ends of strips or webs, or for securing supporting member's "at different portions along'the periphery or'surface ofshee't m'aterial, the strip, webbing or sheet matenaI in This welding'is best indicated in Figures 9 each case being a thermo plastic substance and the supporting member being suficiently structurally strong to serve the purpose of a load carrying anchor.

By utilizing the means and method of this in vention the sheet, strip or webbing material can bepre'fittedwith its supportinganchors "onia mass production basis thus insuring maximum uniformity and minimum cost.

The detachable connection between the preformed webbing and the frame to which it is secured permit ready replacement of the said webbing by anyone and with a minimum of equipment. W

It will be'unde'rstood that this invention is susc'e'ptibl'e to modification in order to adopt it to different usages-and conditions and, accordingly, it is desired to comprehend such modifications within this invention as may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

-I claim:

1. In an article "of furniture having "a frame and aplurality of strips of thermo-plasti'cmaterial "carried by said-frame with means for 'atta'chin'g the ends of s'aid strips-to said frame,

comprising a plurality of laminations formingthe end of "each strip, a clip, said laminations forming windings about said'clip, a hole in each clip, holes extending through the laminatioris in registration with the hole in said clip, said lamination holes being on opposite sides of said clip, the edges of the holes in the laminations being welded together whereby the holes in the laminations and clip are coated with material which lines the wallsof the holes in said laminations and said clip, and means passing through the hole in each clip and thelaminations on the o'pposi'tesides thereof and conhectih'g'the same with said frame. A

2. In an article of furniture having a frame and a plurality of strips of thermo-plastic material carried byfs'aid frame with means for attaching 'the ends of said strips to said "frame,

comprising a plurality oflaminationsforming-the end-of ea'ch strip, a-clip, said laminationsforming windings about said clip, a hole in each clip,

holes eitending through the "lamin'a'tiohs "in "re'gistration with the =hole in said clip, "Said lamination holes being on opposite sides of said clip,-

the edges of the holes in th'elaminations being welded together whereby the holes in the laminations and clip are coated/with material which 2 lines the walls of the holes in said 'lamination'sand saidclip, and means passing through the hole in eachclip and the laminations on the-opposite sides thereof and connecting thefsame,

with said frame, said means having-a head there. on adapted --for being expanded within said frame.

'3. In an article of furniture having aframe and a plurality of strips of thermo-plastic ma-- terial carried by said frame with means for at taching the ends of said strips to said "frame,

comprising a plurality of laminations forming the end of each strip, a clip, said laminationsformopposite sides thereof and connecting the same with said frame, said means having a head thereon adapted for being expanded Within said frame, said clip being of trapezoidal shape.

PAUL G. BRAUNSCI-UNEIGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,954,382 Gonzalez Apr. 10, 1934 Number Number 19 562,652 

